The Webster Bible WBT
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1 The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
2 Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
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A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 A high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
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Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
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The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.
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A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.
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The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
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Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.
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The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
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